diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider1.py b/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider1.py
index 13c8f04afe64..9d96f2a3bcd5 100644
--- a/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider1.py
+++ b/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider1.py
@@ -18,48 +18,51 @@ def label_axes(ax, text):
                    left=False, labelleft=False)
 
 
-fig = plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))
-sfs = fig.subfigures(1, 2)
+##############################################################################
+# Fixed axes sizes; fixed paddings.
 
+fig = plt.figure(figsize=(6, 6))
+fig.suptitle("Fixed axes sizes, fixed paddings")
 
-sfs[0].suptitle("Fixed axes sizes, fixed paddings")
 # Sizes are in inches.
 horiz = [Size.Fixed(1.), Size.Fixed(.5), Size.Fixed(1.5), Size.Fixed(.5)]
 vert = [Size.Fixed(1.5), Size.Fixed(.5), Size.Fixed(1.)]
 
 rect = (0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8)
 # Divide the axes rectangle into a grid with sizes specified by horiz * vert.
-div = Divider(sfs[0], rect, horiz, vert, aspect=False)
+div = Divider(fig, rect, horiz, vert, aspect=False)
 
 # The rect parameter will actually be ignored and overridden by axes_locator.
-ax1 = sfs[0].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0))
+ax1 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0))
 label_axes(ax1, "nx=0, ny=0")
-ax2 = sfs[0].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=2))
+ax2 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=2))
 label_axes(ax2, "nx=0, ny=2")
-ax3 = sfs[0].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, ny=2))
+ax3 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, ny=2))
 label_axes(ax3, "nx=2, ny=2")
-ax4 = sfs[0].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0))
+ax4 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0))
 label_axes(ax4, "nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0")
 
+##############################################################################
+# Axes sizes that scale with the figure size; fixed paddings.
+
+fig = plt.figure(figsize=(6, 6))
+fig.suptitle("Scalable axes sizes, fixed paddings")
 
-sfs[1].suptitle("Scalable axes sizes, fixed paddings")
-# Fixed sizes are in inches, scaled sizes are relative.
 horiz = [Size.Scaled(1.5), Size.Fixed(.5), Size.Scaled(1.), Size.Scaled(.5)]
 vert = [Size.Scaled(1.), Size.Fixed(.5), Size.Scaled(1.5)]
 
 rect = (0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8)
 # Divide the axes rectangle into a grid with sizes specified by horiz * vert.
-div = Divider(sfs[1], rect, horiz, vert, aspect=False)
+div = Divider(fig, rect, horiz, vert, aspect=False)
 
 # The rect parameter will actually be ignored and overridden by axes_locator.
-ax1 = sfs[1].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0))
+ax1 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0))
 label_axes(ax1, "nx=0, ny=0")
-ax2 = sfs[1].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=2))
+ax2 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=0, ny=2))
 label_axes(ax2, "nx=0, ny=2")
-ax3 = sfs[1].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, ny=2))
+ax3 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, ny=2))
 label_axes(ax3, "nx=2, ny=2")
-ax4 = sfs[1].add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0))
+ax4 = fig.add_axes(rect, axes_locator=div.new_locator(nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0))
 label_axes(ax4, "nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0")
 
-
 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/userdemo/connectionstyle_demo.py b/examples/userdemo/connectionstyle_demo.py
index 38655675f870..f9def1d94f24 100644
--- a/examples/userdemo/connectionstyle_demo.py
+++ b/examples/userdemo/connectionstyle_demo.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def demo_con_style(ax, connectionstyle):
             transform=ax.transAxes, ha="left", va="top")
 
 
-fig, axs = plt.subplots(3, 5, figsize=(8, 4.8))
+fig, axs = plt.subplots(3, 5, figsize=(7, 6.3), constrained_layout=True)
 demo_con_style(axs[0, 0], "angle3,angleA=90,angleB=0")
 demo_con_style(axs[1, 0], "angle3,angleA=0,angleB=90")
 demo_con_style(axs[0, 1], "arc3,rad=0.")
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ def demo_con_style(ax, connectionstyle):
 demo_con_style(axs[2, 4], "bar,angle=180,fraction=-0.2")
 
 for ax in axs.flat:
-    ax.set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), xticks=[], yticks=[], aspect=1)
-fig.tight_layout(pad=0.2)
+    ax.set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1.25), xticks=[], yticks=[], aspect=1.25)
+fig.set_constrained_layout_pads(wspace=0, hspace=0, w_pad=0, h_pad=0)
 
 plt.show()
 
diff --git a/tutorials/colors/colormap-manipulation.py b/tutorials/colors/colormap-manipulation.py
index 7273ca25b08b..9c68dfb25b4b 100644
--- a/tutorials/colors/colormap-manipulation.py
+++ b/tutorials/colors/colormap-manipulation.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 # ListedColormap
 # --------------
 #
-# `.ListedColormap` s store their color values in a ``.colors`` attribute.
+# `.ListedColormap`\s store their color values in a ``.colors`` attribute.
 # The list of colors that comprise the colormap can be directly accessed using
 # the ``colors`` property,
 # or it can be accessed indirectly by calling  ``viridis`` with an array
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 # LinearSegmentedColormap
 # -----------------------
-# `.LinearSegmentedColormap` s do not have a ``.colors`` attribute.
+# `.LinearSegmentedColormap`\s do not have a ``.colors`` attribute.
 # However, one may still call the colormap with an integer array, or with a
 # float array between 0 and 1.
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def plot_examples(colormaps):
 
 ##############################################################################
 # In fact, that list may contain any valid
-# :doc:`matplotlib color specification </tutorials/colors/colors>`.
+# :doc:`Matplotlib color specification </tutorials/colors/colors>`.
 # Particularly useful for creating custom colormaps are Nx4 numpy arrays.
 # Because with the variety of numpy operations that we can do on a such an
 # array, carpentry of new colormaps from existing colormaps become quite
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def plot_examples(colormaps):
 # Creating linear segmented colormaps
 # ===================================
 #
-# `.LinearSegmentedColormap` class specifies colormaps using anchor points
+# The `.LinearSegmentedColormap` class specifies colormaps using anchor points
 # between which RGB(A) values are interpolated.
 #
 # The format to specify these colormaps allows discontinuities at the anchor
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def plot_examples(colormaps):
 # ``yleft[i]`` and ``yright[i]`` are the values of the color on either
 # side of the anchor point.
 #
-# If there are no discontinuities, then ``yleft[i]=yright[i]``:
+# If there are no discontinuities, then ``yleft[i] == yright[i]``:
 
 cdict = {'red':   [[0.0,  0.0, 0.0],
                    [0.5,  1.0, 1.0],
@@ -221,9 +221,10 @@ def plot_linearmap(cdict):
 #
 # In the example below there is a discontinuity in red at 0.5.  The
 # interpolation between 0 and 0.5 goes from 0.3 to 1, and between 0.5 and 1
-# it goes from 0.9 to 1.  Note that red[0, 1], and red[2, 2] are both
-# superfluous to the interpolation because red[0, 1] is the value to the
-# left of 0, and red[2, 2] is the value to the right of 1.0.
+# it goes from 0.9 to 1.  Note that ``red[0, 1]``, and ``red[2, 2]`` are both
+# superfluous to the interpolation because ``red[0, 1]`` (i.e., ``yleft[0]``)
+# is the value to the left of 0, and ``red[2, 2]`` (i.e., ``yright[2]``) is the
+# value to the right of 1, which are outside the color mapping domain.
 
 cdict['red'] = [[0.0,  0.0, 0.3],
                 [0.5,  1.0, 0.9],
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ def plot_linearmap(cdict):
 # Directly creating a segmented colormap from a list
 # --------------------------------------------------
 #
-# The above described is a very versatile approach, but admittedly a bit
+# The approach described above is very versatile, but admittedly a bit
 # cumbersome to implement. For some basic cases, the use of
 # `.LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list` may be easier. This creates a segmented
 # colormap with equal spacings from a supplied list of colors.
@@ -243,8 +244,8 @@ def plot_linearmap(cdict):
 cmap1 = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list("mycmap", colors)
 
 #############################################################################
-# If desired, the nodes of the colormap can be given as numbers
-# between 0 and 1. E.g. one could have the reddish part take more space in the
+# If desired, the nodes of the colormap can be given as numbers between 0 and
+# 1. For example, one could have the reddish part take more space in the
 # colormap.
 
 nodes = [0.0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.0]
diff --git a/tutorials/colors/colormaps.py b/tutorials/colors/colormaps.py
index bbcd5c188daf..40fc026a631d 100644
--- a/tutorials/colors/colormaps.py
+++ b/tutorials/colors/colormaps.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 is from [IBM]_.
 
 
+.. _color-colormaps_reference:
+
 Classes of colormaps
 ====================
 
@@ -82,8 +84,39 @@
 from colorspacious import cspace_converter
 
 
+###############################################################################
+#
+# First, we'll show the range of each colormap. Note that some seem
+# to change more "quickly" than others.
+
 cmaps = {}
 
+gradient = np.linspace(0, 1, 256)
+gradient = np.vstack((gradient, gradient))
+
+
+def plot_color_gradients(category, cmap_list):
+    # Create figure and adjust figure height to number of colormaps
+    nrows = len(cmap_list)
+    figh = 0.35 + 0.15 + (nrows + (nrows - 1) * 0.1) * 0.22
+    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=nrows + 1, figsize=(6.4, figh))
+    fig.subplots_adjust(top=1 - 0.35 / figh, bottom=0.15 / figh,
+                        left=0.2, right=0.99)
+    axs[0].set_title(f'{category} colormaps', fontsize=14)
+
+    for ax, name in zip(axs, cmap_list):
+        ax.imshow(gradient, aspect='auto', cmap=plt.get_cmap(name))
+        ax.text(-0.01, 0.5, name, va='center', ha='right', fontsize=10,
+                transform=ax.transAxes)
+
+    # Turn off *all* ticks & spines, not just the ones with colormaps.
+    for ax in axs:
+        ax.set_axis_off()
+
+    # Save colormap list for later.
+    cmaps[category] = cmap_list
+
+
 ###############################################################################
 # Sequential
 # ----------
@@ -96,13 +129,15 @@
 # amongst the colormaps: some are approximately linear in :math:`L^*` and others
 # are more curved.
 
-cmaps['Perceptually Uniform Sequential'] = [
-            'viridis', 'plasma', 'inferno', 'magma', 'cividis']
+plot_color_gradients('Perceptually Uniform Sequential',
+                     ['viridis', 'plasma', 'inferno', 'magma', 'cividis'])
+
+###############################################################################
 
-cmaps['Sequential'] = [
-            'Greys', 'Purples', 'Blues', 'Greens', 'Oranges', 'Reds',
-            'YlOrBr', 'YlOrRd', 'OrRd', 'PuRd', 'RdPu', 'BuPu',
-            'GnBu', 'PuBu', 'YlGnBu', 'PuBuGn', 'BuGn', 'YlGn']
+plot_color_gradients('Sequential',
+                     ['Greys', 'Purples', 'Blues', 'Greens', 'Oranges', 'Reds',
+                      'YlOrBr', 'YlOrRd', 'OrRd', 'PuRd', 'RdPu', 'BuPu',
+                      'GnBu', 'PuBu', 'YlGnBu', 'PuBuGn', 'BuGn', 'YlGn'])
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Sequential2
@@ -116,10 +151,10 @@
 # banding of the data in those values in the colormap (see [mycarta-banding]_ for
 # an excellent example of this).
 
-cmaps['Sequential (2)'] = [
-            'binary', 'gist_yarg', 'gist_gray', 'gray', 'bone', 'pink',
-            'spring', 'summer', 'autumn', 'winter', 'cool', 'Wistia',
-            'hot', 'afmhot', 'gist_heat', 'copper']
+plot_color_gradients('Sequential (2)',
+                     ['binary', 'gist_yarg', 'gist_gray', 'gray', 'bone',
+                      'pink', 'spring', 'summer', 'autumn', 'winter', 'cool',
+                      'Wistia', 'hot', 'afmhot', 'gist_heat', 'copper'])
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Diverging
@@ -132,9 +167,9 @@
 # measures, BrBG and RdBu are good options. coolwarm is a good option, but it
 # doesn't span a wide range of :math:`L^*` values (see grayscale section below).
 
-cmaps['Diverging'] = [
-            'PiYG', 'PRGn', 'BrBG', 'PuOr', 'RdGy', 'RdBu',
-            'RdYlBu', 'RdYlGn', 'Spectral', 'coolwarm', 'bwr', 'seismic']
+plot_color_gradients('Diverging',
+                     ['PiYG', 'PRGn', 'BrBG', 'PuOr', 'RdGy', 'RdBu', 'RdYlBu',
+                      'RdYlGn', 'Spectral', 'coolwarm', 'bwr', 'seismic'])
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Cyclic
@@ -154,7 +189,7 @@
 # for viewers to see perceptually. See an extension on this idea at
 # [mycarta-jet]_.
 
-cmaps['Cyclic'] = ['twilight', 'twilight_shifted', 'hsv']
+plot_color_gradients('Cyclic', ['twilight', 'twilight_shifted', 'hsv'])
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Qualitative
@@ -165,9 +200,10 @@
 # the place throughout the colormap, and are clearly not monotonically increasing.
 # These would not be good options for use as perceptual colormaps.
 
-cmaps['Qualitative'] = ['Pastel1', 'Pastel2', 'Paired', 'Accent',
-                        'Dark2', 'Set1', 'Set2', 'Set3',
-                        'tab10', 'tab20', 'tab20b', 'tab20c']
+plot_color_gradients('Qualitative',
+                     ['Pastel1', 'Pastel2', 'Paired', 'Accent', 'Dark2',
+                      'Set1', 'Set2', 'Set3', 'tab10', 'tab20', 'tab20b',
+                      'tab20c'])
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Miscellaneous
@@ -189,43 +225,12 @@
 # poor choice for representing data for viewers to see perceptually. See an
 # extension on this idea at [mycarta-jet]_ and [turbo]_.
 
-cmaps['Miscellaneous'] = [
-            'flag', 'prism', 'ocean', 'gist_earth', 'terrain', 'gist_stern',
-            'gnuplot', 'gnuplot2', 'CMRmap', 'cubehelix', 'brg',
-            'gist_rainbow', 'rainbow', 'jet', 'turbo', 'nipy_spectral',
-            'gist_ncar']
 
-###############################################################################
-# .. _color-colormaps_reference:
-#
-# First, we'll show the range of each colormap. Note that some seem
-# to change more "quickly" than others.
-
-gradient = np.linspace(0, 1, 256)
-gradient = np.vstack((gradient, gradient))
-
-
-def plot_color_gradients(cmap_category, cmap_list):
-    # Create figure and adjust figure height to number of colormaps
-    nrows = len(cmap_list)
-    figh = 0.35 + 0.15 + (nrows + (nrows - 1) * 0.1) * 0.22
-    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=nrows + 1, figsize=(6.4, figh))
-    fig.subplots_adjust(top=1 - 0.35 / figh, bottom=0.15 / figh,
-                        left=0.2, right=0.99)
-    axs[0].set_title(cmap_category + ' colormaps', fontsize=14)
-
-    for ax, name in zip(axs, cmap_list):
-        ax.imshow(gradient, aspect='auto', cmap=plt.get_cmap(name))
-        ax.text(-0.01, 0.5, name, va='center', ha='right', fontsize=10,
-                transform=ax.transAxes)
-
-    # Turn off *all* ticks & spines, not just the ones with colormaps.
-    for ax in axs:
-        ax.set_axis_off()
-
-
-for cmap_category, cmap_list in cmaps.items():
-    plot_color_gradients(cmap_category, cmap_list)
+plot_color_gradients('Miscellaneous',
+                     ['flag', 'prism', 'ocean', 'gist_earth', 'terrain',
+                      'gist_stern', 'gnuplot', 'gnuplot2', 'CMRmap',
+                      'cubehelix', 'brg', 'gist_rainbow', 'rainbow', 'jet',
+                      'turbo', 'nipy_spectral', 'gist_ncar'])
 
 plt.show()
 
diff --git a/tutorials/colors/colors.py b/tutorials/colors/colors.py
index 424ad0cdc091..f5e36cfc9052 100644
--- a/tutorials/colors/colors.py
+++ b/tutorials/colors/colors.py
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ def demo(sty):
 # The visual below shows name collisions. Color names where color values agree
 # are in bold.
 
-import matplotlib._color_data as mcd
+import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
 import matplotlib.patches as mpatch
 
-overlap = {name for name in mcd.CSS4_COLORS
-           if "xkcd:" + name in mcd.XKCD_COLORS}
+overlap = {name for name in mcolors.CSS4_COLORS
+           if f'xkcd:{name}' in mcolors.XKCD_COLORS}
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=[9, 5])
 ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
@@ -173,23 +173,30 @@ def demo(sty):
 n_rows = len(overlap) // n_groups + 1
 
 for j, color_name in enumerate(sorted(overlap)):
-    css4 = mcd.CSS4_COLORS[color_name]
-    xkcd = mcd.XKCD_COLORS["xkcd:" + color_name].upper()
+    css4 = mcolors.CSS4_COLORS[color_name]
+    xkcd = mcolors.XKCD_COLORS[f'xkcd:{color_name}'].upper()
+
+    # Pick text colour based on perceived luminance.
+    rgba = mcolors.to_rgba_array([css4, xkcd])
+    luma = 0.299 * rgba[:, 0] + 0.587 * rgba[:, 1] + 0.114 * rgba[:, 2]
+    css4_text_color = 'k' if luma[0] > 0.5 else 'w'
+    xkcd_text_color = 'k' if luma[1] > 0.5 else 'w'
 
     col_shift = (j // n_rows) * 3
     y_pos = j % n_rows
-    text_args = dict(va='center', fontsize=10,
-                     weight='bold' if css4 == xkcd else None)
+    text_args = dict(fontsize=10, weight='bold' if css4 == xkcd else None)
     ax.add_patch(mpatch.Rectangle((0 + col_shift, y_pos), 1, 1, color=css4))
     ax.add_patch(mpatch.Rectangle((1 + col_shift, y_pos), 1, 1, color=xkcd))
-    ax.text(0 + col_shift, y_pos + .5, '  ' + css4, alpha=0.5, **text_args)
-    ax.text(1 + col_shift, y_pos + .5, '  ' + xkcd, alpha=0.5, **text_args)
-    ax.text(2 + col_shift, y_pos + .5, '  ' + color_name, **text_args)
+    ax.text(0.5 + col_shift, y_pos + .7, css4,
+            color=css4_text_color, ha='center', **text_args)
+    ax.text(1.5 + col_shift, y_pos + .7, xkcd,
+            color=xkcd_text_color, ha='center', **text_args)
+    ax.text(2 + col_shift, y_pos + .7, f'  {color_name}', **text_args)
 
 for g in range(n_groups):
     ax.hlines(range(n_rows), 3*g, 3*g + 2.8, color='0.7', linewidth=1)
-    ax.text(0.5 + 3*g, -0.5, 'X11', ha='center', va='center')
-    ax.text(1.5 + 3*g, -0.5, 'xkcd', ha='center', va='center')
+    ax.text(0.5 + 3*g, -0.3, 'X11/CSS4', ha='center')
+    ax.text(1.5 + 3*g, -0.3, 'xkcd', ha='center')
 
 ax.set_xlim(0, 3 * n_groups)
 ax.set_ylim(n_rows, -1)
diff --git a/tutorials/introductory/sample_plots.py b/tutorials/introductory/sample_plots.py
index fa9efcd1bd9a..fdd866079bde 100644
--- a/tutorials/introductory/sample_plots.py
+++ b/tutorials/introductory/sample_plots.py
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/images/sphx_glr_simple_plot_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/simple_plot.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Simple Plot
 
 .. _screenshots_subplot_demo:
 
@@ -32,9 +29,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_subplot_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplot.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Subplot
 
 .. _screenshots_images_demo:
 
@@ -47,7 +41,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/images_contours_and_fields/images/sphx_glr_image_demo_003.png
    :target: ../../gallery/images_contours_and_fields/image_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
    Example of using :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.imshow` to display a CT scan
 
@@ -66,9 +59,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/images_contours_and_fields/images/sphx_glr_pcolormesh_levels_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/images_contours_and_fields/pcolormesh_levels.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Example comparing :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.pcolormesh` and :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.contour` for plotting two-dimensional data
 
 .. _screenshots_histogram_demo:
 
@@ -81,10 +71,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_histogram_features_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/statistics/histogram_features.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Histogram Features
-
 
 .. _screenshots_path_demo:
 
@@ -97,9 +83,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_path_patch_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/shapes_and_collections/path_patch.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Path Patch
 
 .. _screenshots_mplot3d_surface:
 
@@ -113,9 +96,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_surface3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/surface3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Surface3d
 
 Thanks to John Porter, Jonathon Taylor, Reinier Heeres, and Ben Root for
 the `.mplot3d` toolkit. This toolkit is included with all standard Matplotlib
@@ -135,7 +115,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/images_contours_and_fields/images/sphx_glr_plot_streamplot_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/images_contours_and_fields/plot_streamplot.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
    Streamplot with various plotting options.
 
@@ -156,9 +135,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_ellipse_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/shapes_and_collections/ellipse_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Ellipse Demo
 
 .. _screenshots_barchart_demo:
 
@@ -171,9 +147,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_barchart_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/statistics/barchart_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Barchart Demo
 
 You can also create stacked bars
 (`bar_stacked.py <../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/bar_stacked.html>`_),
@@ -195,9 +168,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/pie_and_polar_charts/images/sphx_glr_pie_features_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/pie_and_polar_charts/pie_features.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Pie Features
 
 .. _screenshots_table_demo:
 
@@ -210,14 +180,9 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/misc/images/sphx_glr_table_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/misc/table_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Table Demo
-
 
 .. _screenshots_scatter_demo:
 
-
 Scatter plots
 =============
 
@@ -230,10 +195,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/images/sphx_glr_scatter_demo2_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_demo2.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Scatter Demo2
-
 
 .. _screenshots_slider_demo:
 
@@ -248,7 +209,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/widgets/images/sphx_glr_slider_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/widgets/slider_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
    Slider and radio-button GUI.
 
@@ -264,9 +224,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/images/sphx_glr_fill_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/fill.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Fill
 
 Thanks to Andrew Straw for adding this function.
 
@@ -281,9 +238,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_date_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/date.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Date
 
 See :mod:`matplotlib.ticker` and :mod:`matplotlib.dates` for details and usage.
 
@@ -301,9 +255,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/scales/images/sphx_glr_log_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/scales/log_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Log Demo
 
 Thanks to Andrew Straw, Darren Dale and Gregory Lielens for contributions
 log-scaling infrastructure.
@@ -318,9 +269,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/pie_and_polar_charts/images/sphx_glr_polar_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/pie_and_polar_charts/polar_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Polar Demo
 
 .. _screenshots_legend_demo:
 
@@ -335,7 +283,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_legend_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/legend.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
    Legend
 
@@ -355,9 +302,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_mathtext_examples_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/mathtext_examples.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Mathtext Examples
 
 Matplotlib's mathtext infrastructure is an independent implementation and
 does not require TeX or any external packages installed on your computer. See
@@ -376,9 +320,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_tex_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/tex_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   Tex Demo
 
 .. _screenshots_eeg_demo:
 
@@ -390,6 +331,7 @@
 <https://github.com/nipy/pbrain>`__.
 
 .. image:: ../../_static/eeg_small.png
+   :align: center
 
 The lower axes uses :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.specgram`
 to plot the spectrogram of one of the EEG channels.
@@ -411,9 +353,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/showcase/images/sphx_glr_xkcd_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/showcase/xkcd.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
-
-   xkcd
 
 Subplot example
 ===============
diff --git a/tutorials/text/annotations.py b/tutorials/text/annotations.py
index b28b2adbc37b..232da9cd2d9e 100644
--- a/tutorials/text/annotations.py
+++ b/tutorials/text/annotations.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/pyplots/images/sphx_glr_annotation_basic_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/pyplots/annotation_basic.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # In this example, both the *xy* (arrow tip) and *xytext* locations
 # (text location) are in data coordinates.  There are a variety of other
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/pyplots/images/sphx_glr_annotation_polar_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/pyplots/annotation_polar.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # For more on all the wild and wonderful things you can do with
 # annotations, including fancy arrows, see :ref:`plotting-guide-annotation`
@@ -114,7 +112,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_text_arrow_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_text_arrow.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # `~.Axes.text` takes a *bbox* keyword argument, which draws a box around the
 # text::
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_fancybox_demo_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/shapes_and_collections/fancybox_demo.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Note that the attribute arguments can be specified within the style
 # name with separating comma (this form can be used as "boxstyle" value
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple01_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple01.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # The arrow is drawn as follows:
 #
@@ -206,7 +201,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_explain_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_explain.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # The creation of the connecting path between two points is controlled by
 # ``connectionstyle`` key and the following styles are available.
@@ -233,7 +227,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_connectionstyle_demo_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/connectionstyle_demo.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # The connecting path (after clipping and shrinking) is then mutated to
 # an arrow patch, according to the given ``arrowstyle``.
@@ -258,7 +251,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_fancyarrow_demo_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/fancyarrow_demo.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Some arrowstyles only work with connection styles that generate a
 # quadratic-spline segment. They are ``fancy``, ``simple``, and ``wedge``.
@@ -271,7 +263,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple02_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple02.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # As with `~.Axes.text`, a box around the text can be drawn using the *bbox*
 # argument.
@@ -279,7 +270,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple03_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple03.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # By default, the starting point is set to the center of the text
 # extent.  This can be adjusted with ``relpos`` key value. The values
@@ -289,7 +279,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple04_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple04.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Placing Artist at the anchored location of the Axes
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -366,7 +355,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_anchored_box04_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/anchored_box04.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Note that unlike the legend, the ``bbox_transform`` is set
 # to IdentityTransform by default.
@@ -409,7 +397,6 @@
 #    .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple_coord01_001.png
 #       :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple_coord01.html
 #       :align: center
-#       :scale: 50
 #
 #    Note that you must ensure that the extent of the coordinate artist (*an1* in
 #    above example) is determined before *an2* gets drawn. Usually, this means
@@ -439,7 +426,6 @@
 #    .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple_coord02_001.png
 #       :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple_coord02.html
 #       :align: center
-#       :scale: 50
 #
 # 5. Sometimes, you want your annotation with some "offset points", not from the
 #    annotated point but from some other point.  `.text.OffsetFrom` is a helper
@@ -448,7 +434,6 @@
 #    .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_annotate_simple_coord03_001.png
 #       :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/annotate_simple_coord03.html
 #       :align: center
-#       :scale: 50
 #
 #    You may take a look at this example
 #    :doc:`/gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/annotation_demo`.
@@ -472,7 +457,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_connect_simple01_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/connect_simple01.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Here, we added the ConnectionPatch to the *figure* (with `~.Figure.add_artist`)
 # rather than to either axes: this ensures that it is drawn on top of both axes,
@@ -492,7 +476,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_axes_zoom_effect_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_zoom_effect.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Define Custom BoxStyle
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -518,7 +501,6 @@
 # .. figure:: ../../gallery/userdemo/images/sphx_glr_custom_boxstyle01_001.png
 #    :target: ../../gallery/userdemo/custom_boxstyle01.html
 #    :align: center
-#    :scale: 50
 #
 # Similarly, you can define a custom ConnectionStyle and a custom ArrowStyle.
 # See the source code of ``lib/matplotlib/patches.py`` and check
diff --git a/tutorials/text/mathtext.py b/tutorials/text/mathtext.py
index 97bba56ec426..2baae888f0fe 100644
--- a/tutorials/text/mathtext.py
+++ b/tutorials/text/mathtext.py
@@ -355,5 +355,4 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/pyplots/images/sphx_glr_pyplot_mathtext_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/pyplots/pyplot_mathtext.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 """
diff --git a/tutorials/text/usetex.py b/tutorials/text/usetex.py
index acfecd2d1259..608208414915 100644
--- a/tutorials/text/usetex.py
+++ b/tutorials/text/usetex.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_tex_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/tex_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Note that display math mode (``$$ e=mc^2 $$``) is not supported, but adding the
 command ``\displaystyle``, as in the above demo, will produce the same results.
diff --git a/tutorials/toolkits/axes_grid.py b/tutorials/toolkits/axes_grid.py
index 433f578a312f..bb91bcdbf788 100644
--- a/tutorials/toolkits/axes_grid.py
+++ b/tutorials/toolkits/axes_grid.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_demo_axes_grid_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/demo_axes_grid.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 axes_grid1
 ==========
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_axesgrid_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_axesgrid.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 * The position of each axes is determined at the drawing time (see
   AxesDivider_), so that the size of the entire grid fits in the
@@ -53,14 +51,12 @@
   .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_axesgrid2_001.png
      :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_axesgrid2.html
      :align: center
-     :scale: 50
 
 The examples below show what you can do with ImageGrid.
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_demo_axes_grid_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/demo_axes_grid.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 AxesDivider Class
 -----------------
@@ -86,7 +82,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_colorbar_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_colorbar.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 scatter_hist.py with AxesDivider
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -114,7 +109,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_scatter_hist_locatable_axes_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/scatter_hist_locatable_axes.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 The :doc:`/gallery/axes_grid1/scatter_hist_locatable_axes` using the
 AxesDivider has some advantages over the
@@ -150,7 +144,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_parasite_simple_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/parasite_simple.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Example 2. twin
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -168,7 +161,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_axisline4_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_axisline4.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 A more sophisticated example using twin. Note that if you change the
 x-limit in the host axes, the x-limit of the parasite axes will change
@@ -177,7 +169,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_parasite_simple2_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/parasite_simple2.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 AnchoredArtists
 ---------------
@@ -191,7 +182,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_anchored_artists_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_anchored_artists.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 InsetLocator
 ------------
@@ -227,7 +217,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_inset_locator_demo_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/inset_locator_demo.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 `.inset_locator.mark_inset` allows marking the location of the area represented
 by the inset axes:
@@ -235,7 +224,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_inset_locator_demo2_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/inset_locator_demo2.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 RGBAxes
 -------
@@ -255,7 +243,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_demo_axes_rgb_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/demo_axes_rgb.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 AxesDivider
 ===========
@@ -334,7 +321,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_axes_divider1_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider1.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 You can also adjust the size of each axes according to its x or y
 data limits (AxesX and AxesY).
@@ -342,5 +328,4 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/images/sphx_glr_simple_axes_divider3_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider3.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 """
diff --git a/tutorials/toolkits/axisartist.py b/tutorials/toolkits/axisartist.py
index cbafca59494b..7040a2f6a4d5 100644
--- a/tutorials/toolkits/axisartist.py
+++ b/tutorials/toolkits/axisartist.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_floating_axis_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_floating_axis.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Since it uses special artists, some Matplotlib commands that work on
 Axes.xaxis and Axes.yaxis may not work.
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_simple_axisline3_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/simple_axisline3.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 It is also possible to add a horizontal axis. For example, you may have an
 horizontal axis at y=0 (in data coordinate). ::
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_simple_axisartist1_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/simple_axisartist1.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Or a fixed axis with some offset ::
 
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_parasite_axes2_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes2.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Curvilinear Grid
 ----------------
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_curvelinear_grid_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_curvelinear_grid.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Floating Axes
 -------------
@@ -122,7 +117,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_floating_axes_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_floating_axes.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 axisartist namespace
 ====================
@@ -155,7 +149,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_floating_axis_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_floating_axis.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 *mpl_toolkits.axisartist.Axes* class defines a *axis* attribute, which
 is a dictionary of AxisArtist instances. By default, the dictionary
@@ -317,7 +310,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_simple_axis_direction01_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/simple_axis_direction01.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 The parameter for set_axis_direction is one of ["left", "right",
 "bottom", "top"].
@@ -343,7 +335,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_axis_direction_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/axis_direction.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 On the other hand, there is a concept of "axis_direction". This is a
 default setting of above properties for each, "bottom", "left", "top",
@@ -369,7 +360,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_axis_direction_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_axis_direction.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 The axis_direction can be adjusted in the AxisArtist level, or in the
 level of its child artists, i.e., ticks, ticklabels, and axis-label. ::
@@ -401,7 +391,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_simple_axis_direction03_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/simple_axis_direction03.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 So, in summary,
 
@@ -437,7 +426,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_ticklabel_alignment_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_ticklabel_alignment.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 Adjusting pad
 -------------
@@ -453,7 +441,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_simple_axis_pad_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/simple_axis_pad.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 GridHelper
 ==========
@@ -540,7 +527,6 @@ def inv_tr(x, y):
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/axisartist/images/sphx_glr_demo_curvelinear_grid_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/axisartist/demo_curvelinear_grid.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 FloatingAxis
 ============
diff --git a/tutorials/toolkits/mplot3d.py b/tutorials/toolkits/mplot3d.py
index 49af98d4264c..86479dbabb50 100644
--- a/tutorials/toolkits/mplot3d.py
+++ b/tutorials/toolkits/mplot3d.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_subplot3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/subplot3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 .. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
    Prior to Matplotlib 1.0.0, only a single `.Axes3D` could be created per
@@ -39,79 +38,79 @@
 .. _plot3d:
 
 Line plots
-====================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot
+==========
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_lines3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/lines3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot
 
 .. _scatter3d:
 
 Scatter plots
 =============
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.scatter
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_scatter3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/scatter3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.scatter
 
 .. _wireframe:
 
 Wireframe plots
 ===============
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot_wireframe
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_wire3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/wire3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot_wireframe
 
 .. _surface:
 
 Surface plots
 =============
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot_surface
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_surface3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/surface3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot_surface
 
 .. _trisurface:
 
 Tri-Surface plots
 =================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot_trisurf
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_trisurf3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/trisurf3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.plot_trisurf
 
 .. _contour3d:
 
 Contour plots
 =============
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.contour
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_contour3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/contour3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.contour
 
 .. _contourf3d:
 
 Filled contour plots
 ====================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.contourf
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_contourf3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/contourf3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.contourf
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.1.0
    The feature demoed in the second contourf3d example was enabled as a
@@ -120,53 +119,52 @@
 .. _polygon3d:
 
 Polygon plots
-====================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.add_collection3d
+=============
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_polys3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/polys3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.add_collection3d
 
 .. _bar3d:
 
 Bar plots
-====================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.bar
+=========
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_bars3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/bars3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.bar
 
 .. _quiver3d:
 
 Quiver
-====================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.quiver
+======
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_quiver3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/quiver3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.quiver
 
 .. _2dcollections3d:
 
 2D plots in 3D
-====================
+==============
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_2dcollections3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/2dcollections3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
 
 .. _text3d:
 
 Text
-====================
-.. automethod:: Axes3D.text
+====
 
 .. figure:: ../../gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_text3d_001.png
    :target: ../../gallery/mplot3d/text3d.html
    :align: center
-   :scale: 50
+
+.. automethod:: Axes3D.text
 """